2024–25_PWHL_season
2024–25 PWHL season
Sports season
The 2024–25 PWHL season is the upcoming second season of operation of the Professional Women's Hockey League. Six teams will compete during the season, located in Boston, Minnesota, Montreal, New York, Ottawa, and Toronto.
Quick Facts League, Sport ...
| 2024–25 PWHL season | |
|---|---|
| League | Professional Women's Hockey League |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Number of games | 30 |
| Number of teams | 6 |
| TV partner(s) | CBC, TSN, Sportsnet |
| Draft | |
| Top draft pick | Sarah Fillier |
| Picked by | PWHL New York |
| Regular season | |
| Playoffs | |
| Walter Cup | |
| Seasons | |
← 2023–24 2025–26 → | |
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- On May 24, 2024, the PWHL announced that the 2024 PWHL draft would be held June 10 at the Legendary Roy Wilkins Auditorium in downtown Saint Paul, Minnesota.[1]
Front office changes
More information Off–season, Team ...
| Off–season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Previous general manager | New general manager | Notes |
| Minnesota | Natalie Darwitz | Ken Klee* | On June 7, 2024, one week after winning the league's inaugural championship and with only days before the draft, it was reported the general manager Natalie Darwitz would not return as general manager for the 2024–25 season. Darwitz was instead offered alternative options within the league.[2] Head coach Ken Klee will serve as acting general manager at the 2024 PWHL draft with support from assistant coach Mira Jalosuo.[3][4] |
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(*) Indicates interim
Coaching changes
More information Off–season, Team ...
| Off–season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Previous coach | New coach | Notes |
| New York | Howie Draper | Greg Fargo | On May 11, 2024, one week after their final game of the season, last-place New York announced that coach Howie Draper would not return as coach for the 2024–25 season. Howie would remain with the team as a Special Advisor to the scouting department, while also returning to his previous job as head coach of the Alberta Pandas.[5] Greg Fargo, most recently the head coach of the Colgate Raiders, was named as his replacement on June 7, 2024.[6][7] |
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Draft
Main article: 2024 PWHL draft
The 2024 PWHL Draft was held on June 10, 2024.
Trades
| June 10, 2024 | To Boston 2nd-round pick in 2024 (#7 overall) 7th-round pick in 2024 (#37 overall) |
To New York 2nd-round pick in 2024 (#10 overall) 3rd-round pick in 2024 (#16 overall) 5th-round pick in 2024 (#28 overall) |
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- "2024 Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL) Draft and Awards to Be Held June 10–11". thepwhl.com. May 24, 2024. Archived from the original on May 30, 2024. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
- "Report: Natalie Darwitz out as GM of PWHL Minnesota". sportsnet.ca. June 7, 2024. Archived from the original on June 7, 2024. Retrieved June 7, 2024.
Just eight days after Minnesota won the PWHL's first-ever Walter Cup championship, general manager Natalie Darwitz is reportedly departing the organization.
- "Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL) and PWHL Minnesota General Manager Natalie Darwitz Part Ways". thepwhl.com. June 8, 2024. Archived from the original on June 9, 2024. Retrieved June 9, 2024.
- Kennedy, Ian (June 8, 2024). "Klee, Coyne Schofield Lead Charge To Oust Darwitz". thehockeynews.com. Archived from the original on June 9, 2024. Retrieved June 9, 2024.
- Kennedy, Ian (May 11, 2024). "Howie Draper Out As PWHL New York Head Coach". TheHockeyNews.com. The Hockey News. Archived from the original on May 11, 2024. Retrieved May 11, 2024.
PWHL New York will not bring back head coach Howie Draper as head coach next season although he will stay on as a special consultant.
- Kennedy, Ian (June 7, 2024). "New York Names Greg Fargo As New Head Goach". TheHockeyNews.com. The Hockey News. Archived from the original on June 7, 2024. Retrieved June 7, 2024.
PWHL New York has named a new head coach ahead of the 2024–2025 season hiring Greg Fargo.
- amclellan (June 7, 2024). "PWHL New York Names Greg Fargo as Head Coach". newyork.thepwhl.com. Archived from the original on June 7, 2024. Retrieved June 7, 2024.
- @thepwhlofficial (June 10, 2024). "We have our first Draft trade! 🔀 Boston receives: Picks 7, and 37 New York receives: Picks 10, 16, and 28" (Tweet) – via Twitter.